by Ken Renshaw
Back in my office, I had an email from Dore saying that she had contacted Candice Montgomery, and she would be giving me a call.
At mid-afternoon Zaza buzzed me and said, "There is a Candice Montgomery calling. I don't know which one she is."
I picked up the phone and said, "Hello, this is David Willard."
"Mr. Willard, I am Candice Montgomery, a consultant for the Colson Foundation. Dore Hamilton asked for me to call."
"Pleased to meet you," I replied. "I am working for them also. I will be representing them in a civil case involving remote sensing. Are you familiar with remote sensing?"
"Yes, I did a paper with one of the former members of the CIA remote sensing program a couple of years ago. That paper resulted in me being called on by the Colson Foundation to do some more work. We have had a nice relationship."
She sounded rather formal, possibly defensive, so I explained, "They seemed in awe of your work. I have spent most of my career as a patent attorney working in the high tech area. The only thing I know about remote sensing is what I read in a book by Steve Manteo. Colson said they wanted me because they thought starting with a clean slate on the subject would allow me not to be prejudiced by other beliefs. They said talking to you would be a good starting point. I am your student. I also may want to use you as an expert in the civil case."
"That is good to know. I find it hard to deal with some people who have made up their mind that quantum mechanics is the explanation for remote sensing and ESP. But, I don't think I can do a good job talking about my research on the phone, without a blackboard, or visual aids. It is quite a way for you to come up here beyond Pasadena. I have some other business in your area first thing tomorrow morning. Can I meet you at your office about ten?"
"That's fine with me. Let's make it a lunch too," I replied.
She agreed and said she would send me the web address for her paper on remote sensing.
I downloaded her paper and thought, Teacher is assigning me homework.